Security Consultant

Location(s): Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Halifax, Edinburgh. Hours: Full time Working Pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity Are you someone who wants to be in the heart of Cyber Security delivering change and working in an agile way? We have the perfect opportunity for you. We are actively seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our expanding team as we embark on an exciting journey where you will have the opportunity to ensure security by design is embedded across our change portfolio. Cyber Security sits at the heart of our business providing the Group with a secure operating environment, safe from malicious attacks. It is a dynamic and constantly evolving world where your experience and efforts can deliver tangible results to the safety of a huge company and over 30m customers. We're on the mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it! The bits we'd like to see from you're

· Ability to develop, design secure solutions and produce a Security Design documenting the controls.

· The ability to deconstruct a solution / network architecture.

· Ability to identify and mitigate against threats and vulnerabilities associated with proposed solutions and evaluate the soundness of solutions using industry standard practices (e.g., STRIDE, MITRE)

· Demonstrate the ability to interpret threats into Risks, using your knowledge and experience to assist the business in assessing likelihood and impact.

· Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

· Skills to produce and articulate Security Designs to all stakeholders within the project and business.

· Comfortable weighing the risks and benefits of competing Security design options.

· Comfortable working on multiple challenging projects simultaneously.

The nice to haves:

· Awareness of industry related security standards such as ISO 27000 series, PCI DSS, COBIT, NIST, OWASP

· Certifications in Security Management such as CISSP / CISM / CCSP or equivalent

· Certifications in technical Security domains such as CEH / OSCP or equivalent

· Experience of Public and or Private cloud environments.

About us

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

Joining the Security Consultancy & Design team is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the resilience of the UK's largest retail bank. As a Security Consultant, you become an integral part of our journey, fostering collaboration and innovation. As our community develops, we are actively seeking a number of qualified individuals to join us as Security Consultants. If you are a skilled professional with expertise in cyber security, risk management, security design, and threat analysis, we invite you to explore the numerous Security Consultant positions we have available.